DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 09/04 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.0 - - 90.3 - - 83.4 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 5 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1727 - - 2396 - - 50 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 1315 - - 923 - - 923 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 2616 - - 3285 - - 939 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 3332 - - 4057 - - 1578 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 231 - - 167 - - 23 W* B/S - - - - - - 3 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 229 - - 247 - - 242 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 7 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 2 - - 3 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1364 - - -773 - - -1498 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 3980 - - 4058 - - 2437 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -4728 - - -2903 - - -5314 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7344 - - 6188 - - 6253 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 67 - - 83 - - 75 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 3760 - - 4470 - - 4050 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 89.0 - - 90.3 - - 83.4 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 74.2 - - 75.1 - - 75.2 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 88.7 - - 90.5 - - 85.4 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 72.9 - - 74.0 - - 74.7 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 74 - - 5 - - -30 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1727 - - 2396 - - 50 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 0 - - 31 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 17 - - 18 - - 19 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99057 3 256 2 274 4 329 99057 91606 4 177 6 284 8 002 91606 85847 2 196 5 318 7 019 85847 81055 2 079 1 175 5 341 81055 76937 4 015 6 048 5 042 76937 73306 6 063 8 021 8 054 73306 70033 7 036 9 038 6 033 70033 67037 7 019 6 021 9 036 67037 64263 7 359 5 005 11 343 64263 61586 6 339 8 300 15 311 61586 58804 19 318 18 310 19 294 58804 55936 30 281 28 281 24 288 55936 53215 41 289 38 287 36 292 53215 50774 54 272 54 277 50 288 50774 48588 61 266 55 271 49 282 48588 46600 62 272 55 273 52 281 46600 44776 60 274 54 275 54 282 44776 43086 53 275 48 278 50 283 43086 41511 48 277 45 278 45 280 41511 40034 48 275 45 276 42 278 40034 38640 48 273 46 278 43 280 38640 37291 44 269 47 282 43 285 37291 35919 40 267 49 282 43 286 35919 34490 36 266 51 278 45 284 34490 33010 35 264 49 280 51 279 33010 31463 30 257 47 284 53 280 31463 29837 25 247 42 287 51 283 29837 28133 25 248 38 283 45 284 28133 26347 25 254 32 278 38 287 26347 24483 26 259 32 274 32 287 24483 22547 26 262 30 273 29 288 22547 20529 26 273 26 273 25 288 20529 18426 24 279 20 276 18 287 18426 16285 23 284 17 292 17 291 16285 14226 18 276 18 302 18 298 14226 12349 17 276 21 301 18 306 12349 10671 15 272 16 278 19 303 10671 9174 12 266 13 266 17 289 9174 7841 10 262 13 256 18 273 7841 6654 9 250 16 246 21 263 6654 5602 11 243 17 248 23 262 5602 4674 15 245 17 252 24 262 4674 3853 17 249 16*252 24 260 3853 3117 17*248 14*250 23 256 3117 2465 15*237 12 248 22 254 2465 1921 13 228 12 247 21 253 1921 1502 12 227 11 246 19 251 1502 1214 12 226 11 246 14 247 1214 1039 11 226 10 246 12 245 1039 939 9 226 8 245 5*242 939 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography